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|                ARCHIMEDES FRACTAL GROUP : Disk AFG_1991                  |
|                             November 1991                                |
|                         compiled by Mike Curnow                          |
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Introduction
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This disk contains various fractal programs, some full blown applications,
others small basic programs which are excellent material for exploring
lesser known fractal areas. Documentation is rather limited in some cases
but one of the various books on fractals will help to explain the notions
behind the routines.

Remember that many full sized programs originated in this way, and often the
only difference is the lack of a desktop interface. Here is your chance to
make a name for yourself by adding the necessary desktop code to produce a
new application.

There is also many Mandelbrot programs on this disk. Some of them
contain the source code. I have made some small modifications where
necessary to support running from the desktop, and have added some basic
help text where none is supplied.

All the applications have been compressed but may be run using ArcFS. To use
them load !ArcFS first to allow their directory to be opened. To permanently
decompress them, drag the Application icon from !ArcFS to a new disk.


Contents
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!News9111  The November 91 AFG newsletter with AFG info and help on various
           aspects of fractal programming.
News9105   The May 91 AFG newsletter with AFG info and help on desktop
           fractal programming.

Archive    Program   Version  Author
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3dMandels  !3DMandels       : John Greening
           A fast 3d mandelbrot plotter.
AcornBrot  !Mandel          : Stuart Payne
           Fast mandelbrots with 3d rendering option.
Affine     Affine           : Dr. Keith Wood
           A simple but effective program for investigating IFS
           algorithms, with sample data supplied.
AFMandel   !Mandel          : A. Fedonczuk
           Fast basic Mandelbrot generator.
BBCMAN     !BBCMAN          : Steven Green
           A version of AFMandel modified by a chappie at the Beeb.
Beauty     !Beauty          : Carl Declerck
           A rendered animated 3d demo.
FastBrot   !Fastbrot  15.00 : S.B Streater
           A well known very fast basic Mandelbrot generator.
Fireworks  !Fireworks       : J.O.Linton
           Produces random patterns similar to catherine wheels.
FracScape  Fractals    2.00 : Andrew Jones and Shane Hope
           Random landscape generator.
Fractal    Fractal          : Dileepa M Karunadasa
           8 programs for exploring Lorenz, Henon, bifurcation maps
           and mandelbrots.
FracTrace  !FracTrace  2.28 : Carl Declerck
           Renders mandelbrots and julia images, with sample driver files
           in the directory FTS-Files.
FracVisit  !FracVisit       : Joyce Haslam
           Provides 6 different types of Mandelbrot's and their Julia set
           equivalents.
Horizon    Horizon          : Terry Spitz
           A real-time zooming horizon generator.
Interfere  !Interfere  1.01 : Mike Curnow
           Real time circular interference patterns of infinite variation,
        with full palette control. Great for material and wallpaper designs!
Julia      !Julia      1.20 : Mike Curnow
           Julia set plotter, desktop compatible, fast with save,
            resume and animation functions.
Julias     !Julia13/15/21   : John Greening
           3 fast Julia set plotters at different resolutions.
Jupiter    Jupiter          : Mark Datko & John De Rivaz
           Generates a Jupiter like planet with aspect control.
L_Systems  L-System         : John Greening
           45 programs showing different L-System graphics.
Mandelrec  Mandelrec        : unknown
           10 programs for exploring Mandelbrot related functions.
Mandels    !Mandels    6.0  : Dileepa M Karunadasa
           Comprehensive but slow desktop Mandelbrot generator.
ManJul     !ManJul          : J.O.Linton
           Fast Julia and Mandelbrot generator.
Martin     !Martin     1.00 : Mike Curnow
           Infinite random cellular pattern generator. Easy to
           modify to add your own functions.
MiniMandel 1Mandel etc      : John Greening
           4 Mandelbrot plotters including a version in 1 line of BASIC!
Mbrot      !Mbrot      1.00 : Mike Curnow
           Fast Mandelbrot generator from desktop.
NewtonBrot Mandelbrot       : Mike Curnow
           Simple generator using Newton's method.
PopCorn    Popcorn etc.     : Joyce Haslam
           3 programs using Clifford Pickover's popcorn algorithm.
RndFract   RndFract         : John Greening
           3 programs generating random fractal shapes
Scape      !Scape           : Martin Hesketh
           Generates 3d images of mandelbrots with full perspective control.
Somefract  Somefract        : unknown
           11 programs for exploring Mandelbrot related functions.
Splodge    !Splodge    2.10 : John Hedley
           A cellular automata program.
Verhulst   !Verhulst        : J.O.Linton
           An excellent program for interactively investigating
           bifurcation diagrams (chaos maps). Allows new functions to 
           be input and tested.


Boring Copywright Notice
========================
The copywright of all material remains with the authors in all cases. The
programs may be passed on to others as long as NO CHARGES ARE LEVIED except
to cover costs.

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Archimedes Fractal Group (AFG)
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This disk has been compiled by the AFG. If you are into writing fractal
programs or want some help on fractals, then write to me enclosing an SAE:

Mike Curnow,
30 Bowen Drive,
West Dulwich,
London
SE21 8PN
                       
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